𝕀'𝕝𝕝 𝔹𝕖 𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 | 𝐍a𝐧c𝐲 𝐖h𝐞e𝐥e𝐫 (S𝐭r𝐚n𝐠e𝐫 𝐓h𝐢n𝐠s)

Vanessa Sinclair has a plan.

Step one: survive living in Hawkins, Indiana.
Step two: keep her soft-hearted, D&D-obsessed brother out of trouble (an impossible task) and keep herself from strangling her sassy younger sister.
Step three: secure a volleyball or track scholarship, get into Howard University, and finally escape.

Foolproof.

Except for a few minor complications.

Like being gay in a place where that's not exactly a casual conversation starter.
And like Hawkins suddenly deciding to become the setting of a mystery no one asked for-complete with missing kids, conspiracy vibes, and her brother getting way too involved.

Oh-and Nancy Wheeler.

Former best friend. Current... situation.
Smart, intense, and somehow even more confusing than the supernatural nonsense creeping into town.

Vanessa was supposed to be focused on leaving Hawkins.

Instead, she's getting pulled back into it-into secrets, danger, and a girl she definitely, absolutely does not still have feelings for.

Turns out escaping Hawkins might be a lot harder than she planned. Especially when it refuses to let her go quietly.